Welcome to El Paso County ...
Time Zone: El Paso County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Colorado Springs is the Seat for El Paso County.
El Paso County is one of the original counties of Colorado and was founded November 1, 1861.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> El Paso had a population of 720,403 people. This is an increase of 14.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 627,031 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, El Paso represented 12.47% of the total population of Colorado.
Below are some of the communities located in El Paso County:
- Calhan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colorado Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
- Former names for Colorado Springs:
- El Paso
- Fountain Colony
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <2>
- Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manitou Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monument
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmer Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramah
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Websites specific to El Paso County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Crowley County
- Douglas County
- Elbert County
- Fremont County
- Lincoln County
- Pueblo County
- Teller County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |